Mouth hygiene kit



1940. J. J. ENGELBREIT MOUTH HYG I ENE K I '1 Filed Feb. 25, 1940 fl V 5In ven 507 JOSEPH J f/veuemsvv;

A iiomey Patented Dec. 3, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFECE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a kit for facilitating thekeeping of the mouthof the user in a hygienic condition, the general object of the inventionbeing to provide a brush and massage part and a tubular handle formingpart for containing cleaning material with valve means for controllingthe passage of the material from the tubular part and a cover member forthe brush and massage part, whereby the device can be readily carried inthe pocket, pocketbook or elsewhere so that it will be at hand when itis desired to clean the teeth or other parts of the mouth.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing,and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the'invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which- Figure 1is a front view of the device with the cover thereon.

Figure 2 is a similar view with the cover removed. I

. Figure 3 is a side View with parts in section.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 1. Figure 5 is a sectionon the line 5-5 of Figure 2. Figure 6 is a section on the line 66 ofFigure 1. In these views the numeral I indicates a tubular I memberwhich forms a handle for the device and this member has one end open andthis end is adapted to be closed by a threaded plug 2 having a knurledouter part whereby it can be easily threaded into the end of the tubularmember or removed therefrom. Theother end of the tubular member is flatand is provided with a stud 3 and a side portion of the member Iadjacent this last-mentioned end is formed with a flat part having ahole 4 therein and a U-shaped enlargement 5 is formed on the flat partaround the hole with the side portions or limbs of the U-shaped partforming guiding channels 6 for a valve plate I which has an enlargedhead part 8 which is provided with the flanges 9 at its side edges andat the rear of the head part, this head part being of substantiallyT-shape in plan as shown in Figure 5.

An elongated brush backforming member ID carries the bristles I I andsaid member is formed with a right angularly extending base part I2which is stepped on its top and which has a hole I3 in its bottom partfor receiving the stud 3 of the member I, the stud being cemented orotherwise attached to the walls of the hole to permanently connect themember I0 with the member I. The front part of this base is formed witha T-shaped opening I4 therein for receiving the T-shaped head 8 of thevalve plate I and the rear wall of the opening I4 is formed with arecess I5 of elongated form but which has its top terminating short ofthe top of the base so that therecess is closed at all points exceptingthe front thereof which. opens out into the slot I4. A projection I6 isformed on the inner face of the head 8 of'the valve plate and is movablyarranged in the recess I5 so that it is impossible to'entirely withdrawthe valve plate from the guiding means.

Inassembling the parts the valve plate is dropped into position on themember I and then the brush member is placed on top of the member I withthe hole I3 receiving the stud 3, after glue, cement or .the likehasbeen placed on the parts to firmly hold the stud in the hole. Of course,whenthis is done the recess I5 being open at the bottom will receive theprojection It of the valve plate and then when the parts are permanentlyconnected together the projection IE will operate in therecess I5 to'limit upward. movement of the valve plate and prevent the valve platefrom being entirely removed from the parts but will permit the valveplate to be moved by a finger tip upwardly to a sufl'icient extent touncover the opening 4 so that some of the contents of the tubular memberI can pass through the opening 4 into the hand of the user so it can beplaced on the bristles or it can be delivered into a receptacle of anysuitable form.

A cover member I! is provided for the brush part, this member beingpreferably of octagon shape in cross section as shown in Figure 6 withits bottom open so that it can be passed over the brush member intoengagement with the base I2 which is of a shape to snugly fit in thelower open end of the cover member and the front of I so constructed andarranged that the device can .be easily carried in the pocket or apocketbook or the like so that it can be used whenever desired,particularly after eating.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is tobe understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided thatsuch changes fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is: v

1. A device of the class described comprising a tubular handle parthaving one end open, a closure for said end, a bristle carrying memberhaving a base at one end, means for connecting the base to .the otherendof the tubular part, said tubular part adjacent the last-mentionedend having an outlet opening therein, a sliding 'valve plate for closingthe opening; and a cover member for fitting over the bristle carryingmember with its open end snugly engaging the base part and having a partthereof engaging the valve plate for holding the same closed.

2. A device of the class described comprising a tubular handle parthaving one end open, a closure for said end, a bristle carrying memberhaving a base at one end, means for connecting the base to the other endof the tubular part, said tubular part adjacent the last-mentioned endhaving an outlet opening therein, a sliding valve plate for closing theopening, and a cover member for fitting over the bristle carrying memberwith its open end snugly engaging the base outlet opening therein andguideways on said side part one on each side of the opening,, a valveplate engaging the guideways for closing the opening and said valveplate having a T-shaped head, a projection on the inner face of saidhead, a bristle carrying member having a wide base provided with a holein its bottom part for receiving the projection on the end of thetubular member, said projection being adapted to be permanently fastenedin the opening, the front end of the stepped base part having a T-shapedopening therein for slidingly receivin the T- shaped head of the valveplate and the rear wall of said opening having a recess therein forreceiving the projection of the valve plate for limiting slidingmovement of the plate.

4. A device of the class described comprising a tubular handle memberhaving one end open, a closure member for said end, the other end of thetubular member being flat and having a projection thereon and a sideportion at the lastmentioned end of thetubular member having an outletopening therein and guideways on said side part one on each side of theopening, a

valve plate engaging the guideways for closing the opening and saidvalve plate having a T- shaped head, a projection on the inner face ofsaid head, a bristle carryingmember having a Wide base provided with ahole in its bottom part for receiving the projection on the end of thetubular member, said projection being adapted to be permanently fastenedin the opening, the front end of the stepped base part having "a T-shaped opening therein for slidingly receiving the T-shaped head of thevalve plate and the rear Wall of said opening having a recess thereinfor receiving the projection on the valve plate for limiting slidingmovement of the plate, and a cover having its sides and top closedandits bottom open, said cover fitting over the bristle carrying memberand the bristles with its open end frictionally engaging the base partof the bristle carrying member and said cover having a notch in itslower end for receiving part of thev valve plate for holding the valveplate closed and said cover member having slots therein.

JOSEPH J. ENGELBREIT.

